Skip to main content

Exciting things to come in 2014


 At the end of the year we all reflect on the unfortunate and awesome things we went through. My life has been engulfed in music for a long time, and this year I was happily saturated in it. Almost 3 years out of Graphic Design school, I have my own business, logo which I designed, and the coolest clientele. I'm finally starting to have the life I dreamed about as a kid. I'm going to shows, learning about and getting to know my community, meeting like-minded people and connecting my business to others.

 In the past year I have continued to work with The Gits, running the online shop open for over a year now. Got to know Sammy Chong Salazar at MCL Screenworks who does all our Gits t-shirts, hoodies, stickers, patches and bags. I watched the birth of Emily Jayne's band "The Fashion Slaves" and watched her evolve throughout the year into a real rock star. I saw The Jean Genies incorporate even more Bowie into their act beautifully. I'm currently closing out the year by planning the 11 year anniversary party for Bite The Dust and I am incredibly excited! I am still finalizing the details and will set them free along with a flier soon. Fans out of the state of California and United States (or just those who can't make it) will be able to tune in on our live stream!

 In 2014, I look forward to doing more performances (drag and otherwise), stand up comedy, working with more bands and continuing to branch out more. In the past few years it was been a major goal of mine to solidify or legitimize Bite-The-Dust.com. I've turned it into on hell of a rock fan site but with more than that, services for musicians and editorials to read for young rock and roll fans, a Photo Gallery, Online Shop and a website dedicated to each of my projects. I want to do more this year and further my skills and abilities to help make that happen. Everything I have done and will continue to do will be all about rock and roll.

 This year I got even more networked with bands and did several projects for them this year. Everything from websites to fliers, and promoting to the glamours parts like getting backstage access at a show. I did the most interviews I've ever done this year, and have been on a writing spree (see my blogs). I've been shipping out orders all over the world and hearing on a nearly daily basis how important music is to them. I feel so grateful and happy to be shoulders deep in this world.

 This year we went through a lot together; The death of Lou Reed (Ray Manzarek, others), the release of David Bowie's new album, we encountered shady music people, the sudden loss of music loving friends, and so much more. In the past year I've have made more music minded friends and my music family continues to grow. If it makes any sense, my love for music and rock and roll only solidifies over time... and all of you over the past 11 years have been a giant part of that. YOU guys rock, thanks for being a part of the discussion and thanks for being a friend.

Please take our website survey! It helps us to make a better website for you. 

Comments

Anonymous said…
Well said!! It was a rough year, but something tells me this next one's gonna be awesome!! Rock~On, Girl <3

~Tia
January 1, 2014 at 4:03 PM
Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

The album art of Tommy by Mike McInnerney

 People often ask me what my favorite album is. Without much thought I am able to answer them. The Who's 1969 album "Tommy" is my favorite record of all time. The album artwork also happens to be my favorite. Recently I was thinking about the album and how it affected me in my life. I decided to look up the Tommy album art and was surprised that I was unable to find any of it. I could find the cover, but never all the album art inside. The Tommy CD comes with a booklet with lyrics and a series of different illustrations. But they weren't on the internet.   So this blog will be changing that! I just took out my CD booklet and scanned all the artwork. There are two versions of the cover, one featuring small images of their faces inserted into the gaps in the central sphere. The other is just the original work. Executives at The Who's record label insisted on having the band members pictured on the cover, so that's why there are two covers. Pete Tow...
1 comment
Read more

Revealing Ramones interview by Randi Marx

 One of my long time internet friends and not to mention Ramones and rock and roll fan Randi Marx once shared with me questionnaires she got filled out by the Ramones. I remmebered reading them and finding them very funny and informative. Especially being a Joey Ramone fan, I found his particularly funny and interesting...and different from the other guys. My friend was nice enough to re-scan the original questionnaires and write about her experience meeting The Ramones. She originally had this posted on her site ArcaneHarvest.com but when I recalled how much I liked them she sent them my way. Please do not use the images without permission. They aren't mine, and I got permission to use them. Just had to put that out there! "I first saw the Ramones with The Runaways.  I can't remember the exact year.  Seems like it was 1978 or 79.  I saw them in Atlanta.  It was so exciting, and I knew they would be my favorite band, along...
2 comments
Read more

We need to talk about this: The Foo Fighters are "AIDS denialists"

Preface: I am a fan of the Foo Fighters' music, so this isn't intended to be a hit piece. I genuinely feel troubled by what I'm about to share with you in this blog entry. I had no idea about this until just days ago.  Recently I saw a video that addressed celebrities with controversial beliefs. The one that stood out to me was Dave Grohl and the Foo Fighters being "AIDS denialists" (which I didn't even know was a thing?) aka "HIV Truthers". I immediately had to look into this because it sounded just too crazy to be real (and you should ALWAYS be skeptical of things you hear and do. your. research.) An article that I felt was very thorough on the topic was " Foo Fighters, HIV Deniers " "Maggiore’s message has apparently penetrated the minds of at least some Foo aficionados. She says she has heard from many Foo fans since the show — one of whom, she says, now works at the Alive and Well office.  “AIDS is a toxic disease caused...
Post a Comment
Read more